Paligen Technologies
A U.S. defense manufacturer that designs and builds modern production facilities and makes munitions, aerospace and naval components and energetic materials. Formed in 2024 as REPKON USA Holdings and renamed Paligen Technologies in 2026.
Overview
Paligen Technologies designs and builds manufacturing facilities with advanced equipment, process-safety management and modern environmental systems. It manufactures energetic materials such as explosives and propellants, designs and produces munitions, aerospace and naval products, and makes metal components for defense and commercial customers.
The company was formed in February 2024 as REPKON USA Holdings, Inc. and adopted the name Paligen Technologies in 2026. It is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with operations in Kentucky and Texas, and runs three business units: Paligen Aerospace and Defense, Paligen Chemical and McCormick Stevenson.
Key milestones include a U.S. Army contract for a TNT facility in Kentucky (2024), the acquisitions of McCormick Stevenson and GD-OTS Garland Operations (2025), and Nitradyn, a chemical-production joint venture with Dyno Nobel that was awarded a $581 million contract in 2026 to build a new IMX-104 plant in Kentucky.
- Energetic materials: TNT, IMX-104, Comp B, PBX
- MK-80 series, SDB and JASSM bomb bodies
- High-strength aluminium and magnesium forgings
- Heavy and high-speed machining
- Sheet-metal, plate fabrication and welding
- Turnkey energetics facilities
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